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Benjamin Franklin unmasked : on the unity of his moral, religious, and political thought / Jerry Weinberger.
Van Pelt Library E302.6.F8 W545 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weinberger, Jerry, 1944-
- Series:
- American political thought
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790--Political and social views.
- Franklin, Benjamin.
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790--Religion.
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
- Religion.
- Political and social views.
- United States--Intellectual life--18th century.
- United States.
- Intellectual life.
- United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
- Politics and government.
- United States--Politics and government--1783-1789.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2005]
- Summary:
- Removing the many disguises behind the American icon, Weinberger reveals a profound thinker and a ribald humorist, who was skeptical of religion, morality, and political ideals, and whose grasp of human folly tempered his hopes for enlightenment and political reform.
- Contents:
- Introduction: the written word remains
- The Autobiography: a comic moral saga?
- The Autobiography: or just a pack of lies?
- The philosophical wag
- Shameless Ben
- The metaphysical follies
- Dialectics and the critique of morality
- The political principles of the good life
- The political project of the good life
- Conclusion: will the real Ben Franklin please stand up?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-326) and index.
- ISBN:
- 070061396X
- OCLC:
- 58422869
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